Hannover, Germany – April 25, 2016 – GE Industrial Solutions (NYSE: GE) today introduced the new GuardEon* molded case circuit breaker (MCCB). GuardEon is a global circuit breaker platform designed specifically for the digital industrial age, from smart, safe and reliable operation to manufacturing methods.
“GE’s industrial customers operate in the most challenging environments—from offshore oil rigs in the North Sea to remote mining operations in the Chilean Andes and beyond—where operational reliability and safety cannot be ignored,” explains Ruth Gratzke of Global Business. A leader in the circuit breaker line, GE’s Industrial Solutions division. “Our clients count on us to help them gain insight and provide solutions to current and future problems. With features such as advanced safety protection and built-in diagnostics, GuardEon is a key element of reliable power systems, helping to protect people, equipment and uptime.”
“With GuardEon, we are challenging ourselves to change the way we approach product development—from initial design through manufacturing and distribution—and experiment with new processes to provide true differentiation for our industrial customers,” said Stephanie Maines, CEO of Industrial Solutions. G.E. . Platform.” “For example, by using GE’s FastWorks to accelerate the development process, we are engaging customers at every stage, bringing GuardEon to market in approximately half the time it takes to launch similar products. We are also investing heavily in GuardEon’s development and manufacturing capabilities. Investments have been made.”
GuardEon is developed and tested at GE’s circuit breaker startup lab in Plainville, Connecticut. The facility consists of two labs: the New Product Introduction (NPI) acceleration lab and the Advanced Manufacturing lab, where GuardEon’s design and manufacturing processes are developed, respectively. By bringing together design and manufacturing teams, GE improved design and manufacturability early in GuardEon development.
The new circuit breakers will be manufactured at GE Energy Connections’ state-of-the-art facility using automated, robotic assembly and other techniques to reduce production time and ensure product reliability.
To learn more about GuardEon, visit the GE stand in Hall 12, Stand D80 at the Hannover Fair. Click here to contact a sales representative or visit www.GEGuardEon.com.
GE’s Industrial Solutions business, part of GE Energy Connections, enables smarter business operations by connecting devices, software and services to protect, control and optimize energy infrastructure assets. The company provides comprehensive product and service solutions to customers across multiple industries to help ensure the reliability and protection of their energy infrastructure. Industrial Solutions’ product and service solutions complement GE’s broader portfolio of leading technology solutions that deliver, manage, transform and optimize power for customers in a variety of energy-intensive industries.
GE (NYSE: GE) is a global digital industrial company transforming industries with software-defined machines and solutions that are connected, responsive and predictive. GE is organized around a global knowledge exchange, the “GE Store,” through which every enterprise can share and access the same technologies, markets, structures and knowledge. Each invention contributes to innovation and its application in our industrial sectors. Through its people, services, technology and scale, GE delivers better results for customers using the language of the industry. www.ge.com
GE Energy Connections develops and implements advanced technologies that power the world. We transport, convert, automate and optimize energy to provide safe, efficient and reliable energy supplies. By combining the resources and scale of the world’s first digital industrial company, we connect unique machines, networks and systems to customers in the energy, oil and gas, maritime, mining and renewables industries to keep our world moving. www.GEEnergyConnections.com
Post time: Jun-20-2024